Careers

The Production Supervisor will be responsible for day-to-day supervision of employees and is responsible for the continuous flow of information and product through the production floor. This position will proactively identify and escalate any issues with safety, quality, machine maintenance and bottlenecks in production. This role will provide leadership and coaching to employees to meet departmental goals while supporting company core values in a Lean manufacturing environment.

• Manage day-to-day scheduling, attendance, time off, and allocation of staffing resources based on production goals and direction from the production manager.
• Lead by example to support company policies and provide fair and consistent treatment to all employees.
• Monitor employee performance to identify training and coaching opportunities and disciplinary action when necessary.
• Meet regularly with 1st shift and maintenance to communicate information, troubleshoot problems, and promote teambuilding between shifts.
• Ensures safe work practices are always followed, such as the proper PPE.
• Conduct a morning team meeting.
• Direct employees on the equipment they will be running to meet the production schedule.
• Coordinate shift start up by directing employees and resources where they are needed to maximize efficiency.
• Coordinate material handlers, machine assistants and general laborers to set up and prepare materials for jobs in a timely manner.
• Ensure that tools and equipment needed on the floor are available and in good working order.
• Monitor stock of supplies and advise your manager when items need to be reordered.
• Sign off on job setups.
• Monitor work on an hourly basis to ensure that all job specifications and production goals are being met and follow the escalation process when they are not.
• Monitor standard operating procedures are being followed by the employees.
• Monitor 5S plus safety.
• Participate in Gemba walks, Kaizen events and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Assist employees with completing action items on Gemba newspapers and implementing improvement ideas.
• Monitor and assist with accurate information and data being recorded in Tulip and in the job packages.
• Monitor production charts, work orders, production schedules, and other reports to determine manufacturing requirements.

As a key member of the Maintenance team, the Knitting/Sewing Maintenance Technician will be responsible for ensuring all knitting, linking and sewing machines are in proper working condition to minimize downtime and to meet plant and department requirements. This position performs preventative maintenance and troubleshooting. This position reports to the Maintenance Manager but will also take direction from Production Managers.

• Follow all safety rules, including use of Personal Protective Equipment including hearing and eye protection, and safety shoes.
• Ensure operation of equipment to meet plant or department requirements.
• Able to identify machine issues before they become severe.
• Troubleshoots to resolve basic to intermediate technical issues.
• Diagnose and determine root causes of problems, make corrections, repair, or replace parts and components as necessary.
• Maintain all tools and spare parts inventory to ensure we have what is needed to maintain the machinery.
• Discuss findings or results with department personnel, develop solutions to problems and provide a basis on which corrections are made.
• Make recommendations concerning changes to equipment, improvements or installations and upkeep based on findings.
• Performs more complex repair and PM independently on equipment.
• Performs maintenance requirements as per preventative maintenance schedule.
• Assists in installation of new equipment and relocation of existing equipment.
• Advises supervisor of any areas of concern for machine performance.
• Notifies supervisor of any deviation from process, operational quality, maintenance, and safety standards.

The Recruiter/ HR Generalist will screen, recruit, interview and manage onboarding responsibilities for new employees.

• Source candidates using different search engines and social media.
• Evaluate applicant qualifications for employment.
• Conduct preliminary interviews and facilitate interviews with hiring manager and interview team.
• Support the hiring team with recruiting methods, interview questions and scheduling.
• Extend job offers and contact new employees to prepare for onboarding.
• Prepare new hire paperwork ensuring all documentation is complete and accurate.
• Develop and facilitate training schedules for new employees.
• Maintain a complete record of resumes, interviews, and new hires.
• Work with external recruitment sources to fill temporary positions with qualified workers.
• Assist with minor employee relation issues.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

As a key member of the Maintenance team, the Maintenance Machine Technician will be responsible for ensuring all machines are in proper working condition to minimize downtime and to meet plant and department requirements. This position performs preventative maintenance and troubleshooting to ensure production goals are met. This position reports to the Maintenance Manager but will also take direction from Production Managers.

• Follow all safety rules, including use of Personal Protective Equipment including hearing and eye protection, and safety shoes.
• Ensure operation of equipment to meet plant or department requirements.
• Able to identify issues before they become severe.
• Troubleshoots to resolve basic to intermediate technical issues.
• Diagnose and determine root causes of problems, repair, or replace units as necessary.
• Discuss findings or results with department personnel, develop solutions to problems and provide a basis on which corrections are made.
• Make recommendations concerning changes to equipment, improvements or installations and upkeep based on findings.
• Performs more complex repairs and PMs independently.
• Performs predictive maintenance requirements.
• Assists in installation of new equipment and relocation of existing equipment.
• Advises manager of any areas of concern for machine performance.
• Notifies manager of any deviation from process, maintenance, and safety standards.

The Process Engineer II will oversee Process Engineer I and assist VP, Manufacturing in the Development, configuration and optimization of industrial processes from inception through to start-up, insuring consistency and high quality in the manufacturing of all products.

 • Develop a thorough understanding of all our manufacturing processes and products.
• Assist in specifying equipment and process requirements for the development of new products or product improvement.
• Coordinate resolution of technical and process problems and technical modifications.
• Assist in manufacturing productivity and quality improvements on the production floor.
• Research, conduct and test trials and sample runs, documenting results.
• Develops project plans and manages projects from inception to completion.
• Directs the work of Process Engineer I.
• Works with Safety to ensure proper safety set-up and safeguards for all new equipment.
• Reports to management on quality issues, trends and losses.
• Keep abreast of changes in policies, procedures, regulations, business initiatives and technologies that affect production.
• Assist with quality review board for problem identification, resolution, and continuous improvement.
• Support Lean Manufacturing, 5S, safe work practices and other Company initiatives.
• Other tasks and responsibilities as directed by management.